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Summary
Deputy Buckley asked when Committee Stage of the Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill would be scheduled. The Tánaiste said it would go to pre-legislative scrutiny and that a compassionate access scheme was being developed meanwhile.
The Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016 has passed Second Stage. Can the Tánaiste give me an indication when Committee Stage will be taken?
Comment on this
I understand it will go to pre-legislative scrutiny. In the meantime, the Minister for Health has been developing a scheme for compassionate access for certain groups of people, such as those with multiple sclerosis and epilepsy or those suffering some of the complications from chemotherapy. The Minister will progress that over the next few weeks.